The Complete Top 10 Stories on Cerritos-Artesia Patch in 2011

Now that we’ve determined out the top 10 articles on Cerritos-Artesia Patch in 2011, here’s a recap of the most popular stories:

Story No. 10: & – Stephanie Peterson crowned as Miss Cerritos for 2011.

Story No. 9: - Whitney alumni packed the Oct. 18 ABC Unified School District board meeting to push for renaming the new Media Art Center for Robert Beall, the founding principal of the high school.

Story No. 8:  &  – The shocking overnight burglary involving more than $35,000 worth of Apple computers at Valley Christian Middle School between Nov. 29-30.

Story No. 7: , , & – wins Cerritos council seat in March election as do incumbents Bruce Barrows and .

Story No. 6:  & – One of TV’s famous reality siblings make crowds go wild at Sears at the Los Cerritos Center on Sept. 18 to promote their Kardashian Kollection clothing line.

Story No. 5: – Cerritos residents remember the tragic day of Aug. 31, 1986 when a mid-air collision claimed the lives of 82 people and devastated one neighborhood.

Story No. 4: – A multi-unit structure went ablaze in the early hours of Oct. 23, destroying many businesses in its wake, including the restaurant once known by residents as the Imperial Mandarin Palace.

Story No. 3: (Also see: .) – An off-duty Sheriff’s sergeant shot and wounded two men attempting to break into his home in the Greenbrook neighborhood of Cerritos Oct. 5.

Story No. 2:  (Also see original story: .) -  The community mourned the death of Artesia resident Franz Harris Husges, 23, who leaped to his death off a fifth floor parking structure at the Cerritos Towne Center on Aug. 23. The .

Story No. 1:  (Also see: & ) – A bizarre stabbing on Aug. 15 involving a dispute over recyclable cardboard stuns the residents of the normally quiet Vickie Avenue. One person was hospitalized with a wound to his lower back.